American Music Institute

American Music Institute is a non-profit organization founded with the mission to provide a high level of music education for students of all ages, all instruments, levels and styles of music. Our campuses are located in Clarendon Hills, Downers Grove, St. Charles, and Geneva, IL. We are dedicated to delivering the highest quality of music instruction and professional music performance throughout the Chicago area community. We offer music lessons at our three campuses as well as lessons in-home. Some AMI Programs include… Private Lesson Program, Group Classes, Chicago Youth Orchestra (CYO), AMI Summer Music Camp, Chicago Violin Competition, GigHubb, and more. Check out AMI Faculty…

UPCOMING – AMI College Faculty Concert – Sept 17 @ 2pm

AMI Programs

Music Lessons

AMI offers private lessons for all ages, instruments, levels and styles of music. Lessons offered at AMI Campuses, in-home, & Online. Start studying with an Acclaimed AMI Faculty member today…

Group Classes

  • Beginning Guitar – Wed 6-7pm
  • Beginning Voice – Wed 6-7pm
  • Beginning Violin – Tues 6-7pm

Registration Ends – 1st Day of Class…

Mini Campus

Mini Campus Program provides and creates music programs for Chicago-area public & private schools that currently do not have music programs or want to add other essentials… i.e. music lessons, theory, orchestra, band, choir, etc…

AMI Summer Music Camp – July 15-19, 2024

Open to all instruments and levels of students, ages 5 – 18 years old. Beginner Music Camp (5-12yrs), Little Mozart Camp (5-12yrs), Young Artist Camp (13-18yrs). Aftercare (available) – Mon-Fri 3-5:30pm…

Chicago Youth Orchestra

CYO is for all young inspiring musicians of all orchestral instruments, ages 7-18yrs. AMI’s Clarendon Hills Campus

Audition Dates for FALL 2023…

Chicago Violin Competition – Nov 19th, 2023

The Chicago Violin Competition is an international violin competition for young artists ages 7-28yrs old. For more CVC info…

AMI provides in-school & in-home lessons for piano lessons, violin lessons, guitar lessons, voice lessons and music lessons in all symphonic wind, brass, percussion and string instruments.